Bush signs measure to form new Homeland Security Dept
President Bush signs legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge will lead with Gordon England as deputy. The 22 agencies under one umbrella will have about 40 billion in budgets and 170000 workers. The department won’t be fully functional for at least a year amid growing pains.
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Garden City lights ceremony kicks off holiday season
Garden City Mayor Tim Cruz honored George Hopkins with a commemorative plaque for coordinating park lighting as the community starts its Christmas season. The event featured the Garden City Telegram sponsored Santa visit with 150 plus children at the former State Theater building, and readings by the Garden City Symphony Chorus.
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George Hopkins
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Garden City Telegram
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Melinda Harrington
Harrington
Molly
Kordel
Sebelius Faces Budget Woes and 2004 Political Stakes
The piece analyzes how Kansas budget gaps could force education cuts, shaping Kathleen Sebelius’s political leverage in 2004. It notes Democrats reclaiming House seats in 2002, GOP splits between moderates and conservatives, and the potential impact of a recovering economy on future elections. It cites Sen. Nick Jordan and Parkinson on cooperation and long-term effects.
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Joan Finney
Sebelius
Topeka
Sawyer
Bill Graves
Parkinson
Kansas
Three Killed in Hunting Lodge Fire in Alabama
A fire at Bullpen Hunting Club in Chatom Alabama killed Edward Chesley Greene chairman of UMS Wright Preparatory School his son Edward Jr 24 and 15 year old William Bradshaw Radcliff. About two dozen slept inside and three were unaccounted for after the blaze began near the lodge fireplace investigators pursue cause.
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Andy Davis
Washington County Infirmary
Washington County
Leon Harris
Village County weighs RV park zoning in Garden City
County commission reviews a rezoning request for a travel trailer park near Garden City as Sunflower plans await state water-use decisions. The plan faces opposition from Brookover Feedyard and Brookover's protest letter citing traffic and locality. Planning commission approves zoning 6 to 3 despite concerns.
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Livestok
Garden City
Tim Joyce
Bernard Chappel
Chuck Roush
C.L. Davis
Steve Douglass
Leo
Scott City man uses computer skills to chronicle local history
Scott City resident Glanville, a Kansas State University graduate and former technician for Southwest Plains Regional Service Center, recalls pioneering Kansas online in 1989. He volunteers on yearbooks and photo restorations, plans a Scott County courthouse renovation documentary, and juggles caregiving after his wife’s stroke.
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